Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Oh dear, we are a load of numpties aren't we?
What English expression do you hate the most?
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Oh dear, we are a load of numpties aren't we?
Drago
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Clunge.
Even me, who developed tourettes in the army, finds that word a bit tasteless. I much prefer "totty".
Even me, who developed tourettes in the army, finds that word a bit tasteless. I much prefer "totty".
Marchrider
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never heard that one before either, I associate Nimrod with one of those high flying military surveillance planes (named after a great hunter from greek mythology or the bible?)
and then there of course is is Elgars famous Nimrod
so since when has it meant someone thick?
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Those are exactly the same associations it has for me. We're a right pair of nimrods.
Apparently, it's US slang which is why we've not heard it. This made me chuckle: So, coming from an American perspective, it's surprising and strange to find that in the UK it's best known as a type of military (BrE) aeroplane/(AmE) airplane. It sounds like having a plane named (AmE) doofus
https://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2010/02/nimrods-and-other-idiots.html
Ah, the BAE Doofus, the finest naval surveillance plane we ever had. Far better than the McDonnel-Douglas Numpty.
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Jameshow
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Those are exactly the same associations it has for me. We're a right pair of nimrods.
Apparrently, it's US slang which is why we've not heard it. This made me chuckle: So, coming from an American perspective, it's surprising and strange to find that in the UK it's best known as a type of military (BrE) aeroplane/(AmE) airplane. It sounds like having a plane named (AmE) doofus
https://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2010/02/nimrods-and-other-idiots.html
Ah, the BAE Doofus, the finest naval surveillance plane we ever had. Far better than the McDonnel-Douglas Numpty.
I looked it up! 😂
That's right, I was working at MSD in Cramlington a few years ago when they told me a similar story about one of their drugs.
Apparently a lot of slap heads who were trialling the drug for it's original purpose (can't remember what that was) noticed that their hair stopped dropping out.
And before you could say, 'Bobby Charlton,' a new anti baldness drug was born.
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
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"Merry Christmas".
Totty is a bit upper class, much prefer crumpet!
Drago
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You are Jack Harper from On The Buses AICMFP!
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
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Origin is in the 16th century word ‘numps’ for a silly or stupid person. First record of numpty is in a play from 1733. It’s a very common utterance in Scotland.
or “Legend” when they’re 25 years old
Accy cyclist
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Have we had Shame on you!!!? It's shouted out so many times these days at various political, confrontational events. I even found myself saying it to my dog the other day after he'd begged for food then walked away after sniffing it and seemed to say 'Mmm, I don't feel hungry now'. 
Dogtrousers
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How dare you!
I think hardly anyone ever says that seriously these days.
Have we had Shame on you!!!? It's shouted out so many times these days at various political, confrontational events. I even found myself saying it to my dog the other day after he'd begged for food then walked away after sniffing it and seemed to say 'Mmm, I don't feel hungry now'.
How dare you!
I think hardly anyone ever says that seriously these days.
Once a Wheeler
…always a wheeler
Epicentre, when used to mean dead centre. The epicentre is the epicentre precisely because it is not the centre. If you mean dead centre, say dead centre.
Yellow Fang
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I sometimes think I should avoid using filler phrases, such as 'to be fair'.
